Tips for buying Infusion Pump

Infusion pumps should include
a time and date stamped log, capable of storing at least 200 events of
error codes, alarms, flow rates, and key presses. This is an important
safety and performance-enhancing feature since it helps in determining the
cause of a pump-associated adverse incident.

All infusion pumps should be
fluid proof. If fluid penetrates the electronic circuitry, an alarm should
be emitted and an automatic shutdown should occur.

Infusion pumps should provide
a flow of 0.1 to at least 999 ml/hr, and maintain an accurate flow rate to
within 5% of flow settings.

There should be no more than
a 10-second interruption in pumping when performing flow-setting changes.

Once the programmed volume is
delivered, the infusion pumps should be designed to revert to a KVO rate
between 1 and 5 ml/hr.

Once it has delivered the
secondary volume, the volumetric infusion pumps should have an automated
secondary infusion that switches from a programmed secondary flow rate to
the primary flow rate.

It should take less than 10
hours for the infusion pump’s batteries to fully recharge. Batteries
should be charged independently of the main power switch. In case of a
line-power failure, the peristaltic pumps should automatically switch over
to battery power.

To determine the number of
pumping channels needed, buyers should investigate whether it is
advantageous for them to purchase single channel infusion pumps,
multichannel pumps, or both types of infusion pumps.